diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index 589a7070..32a28c95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Create Github Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      url: ${{ steps.output_url.outputs.url }}
     steps:
       - name: Download Python Build Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -60,9 +62,13 @@ jobs:
           asset_name: relenv-${{ inputs.version }}-py3-none-any.whl
           asset_content_type: application/zip
 
+      - name: Output url
+        id: output_url
+        run: echo "url=${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   upload-artifacts:
     name: Create Github Release
+    needs: [release]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         id: upload-python-build-assets
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
+          upload_url: ${{ needs.release.outputs.url }} # This pulls from the CREATE RELEASE step above, referencing it's ID to get its outputs object, which include a `upload_url`. See this blog post for more info: https://jasonet.co/posts/new-features-of-github-actions/#passing-data-to-future-steps
           asset_name: ${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.platform }}.tar.xz
           asset_path: release-artifacts/
           asset_content_type: application/tar+xz
diff --git a/relenv/common.py b/relenv/common.py
index cec151f0..aa7d111d 100644
--- a/relenv/common.py
+++ b/relenv/common.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import time
 
 # relenv package version
-__version__ = "0.17.400002"
+__version__ = "0.17.400003"
 
 MODULE_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent